Charging a 2026 Rivian R1T Tri Max (22in) at home in Virginia

At Virginia's residential electricity rate of 16.69¢/kWh, a 2026 Rivian R1T Tri Max (22in) (rated 44.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.44 to drive 100 miles on home charging, against $16.02 for the same distance in a car averaging 25.5 mpg on gasoline at $4.085/gallon. That works out to 53.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Virginia owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Rivian R1T Tri Max (22in) spend about $1,116 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,287 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Virginia's rate, fully covering this 2026 Rivian R1T Tri Max (22in)'s 371-mile EPA range costs about $27.6 (165.4 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Rivian R1T Tri Max (22in) in Virginia, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Rivian R1T Tri Max (22in) in Virginia ranks 14,080 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Rivian R1T Tri Max (22in) ranks 357 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Virginia ranks 31 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

Everything above is the per-mile and per-year cost once a home charger exists — getting one installed is a separate electrical job whose price depends on your panel and wiring, not the state average used here.

Ask a licensed Virginia electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.